Definition

Meaning of 'vote'

Meaning of 'vote' (Webster Dictionary)

1. Vote [ n.]

- An ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer. - A wish, choice, or opinion, of a person or a body of persons,
expressed in some received and authorized way; the expression of a
wish, desire, will, preference, or choice, in regard to any measure
proposed, in which the person voting has an interest in common with
others, either in electing a person to office, or in passing laws,
rules, regulations, etc.; suffrage. - That by means of which will or preference is expressed in
elections, or in deciding propositions; voice; a ballot; a ticket; as,
a written vote. - Expression of judgment or will by a majority; legal decision
by some expression of the minds of a number; as, the vote was
unanimous; a vote of confidence. - Votes, collectively; as, the Tory vote; the labor vote.

2. Vote [ v. i.]

- To express or signify the mind, will, or preference,
either viva voce, or by ballot, or by other authorized means, as in
electing persons to office, in passing laws, regulations, etc., or in
deciding on any proposition in which one has an interest with others.

3. Vote [ v. t.]

- To choose by suffrage; to elec/; as, to vote a candidate
into office. - To enact, establish, grant, determine, etc., by a formal
vote; as, the legislature voted the resolution. - To declare by general opinion or common consent, as if by
a vote; as, he was voted a bore. - To condemn; to devote; to doom.

Meaning of 'vote' (Princeton's WordNet)

1. vote [ n]

Meaning (1): - a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment

Example in sentence:

American women got the vote in 1920

Meaning (2): - a body of voters who have the same interests

Example in sentence:

he failed to get the Black vote

Meaning (3): - a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative

Example in sentence:

there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion;

they allowed just one vote per person

Meaning (4): - the total number of voters who participated

Example in sentence:

they are expecting a large vote

Meaning (5): - the opinion of a group as determined by voting

Example in sentence:

they put the question to a vote

2. vote [ v]

Meaning (6): - express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote